Nélson Miguel Martins Pedroso (born 18 June 1985) is a

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for Merelinense.

Club career

Pedroso was born in Guimarães. He started playing at the professional level at the age of 23, appearing in only three Primeira Liga games for C.F. Estrela da Amadora over one full season; the club was also relegated due to financial irregularities. Pedroso subsequently competed in the Segunda Liga, where he represented

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

and Portimonense SC. Whilst at the service of the former team, he won the SJPF Player of the Month for October 2011. On 1 August 2014, after two years as first choice with Vitória F.C. in the top division, Pedroso signed with

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal s ...

of the same league. The following 12 July, he returned to the second tier after agreeing to a two-year contract at Aves. From

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, Pedroso also played in division two, with Académica de Coimbra.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pedroso, Nelson 1985 births Living people Footballers from Guimarães Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players C.D. Aves players G.D.R.C. Os Sandinenses players AD Oliveirense players G.D. Ribeirão players C.F. Estrela da Amadora players Portimonense S.C. players Vitória F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Merelinense F.C. players